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My puppy's leg is swollen and she's limping. Is it broken or sprained?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 10 months and 3 days old | 30 lbs

She looks twisted and can walk just one leg swollen and walks only sometimes what home care can I do to help her bones or do they look broken and she is just tough..?

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Answered By Lauren Barry, BVSc, MRCVS, DVM

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Published on November 3rd, 2017

I really feel that Lexi needs to have a full veterinary exam to determine what has happened. From the pictures, one possibility is that she is adjusting how she sits to extend the injured leg out - if she is not putting any weight on that leg then she may have broken it, or injured a ligament. There are also a couple of illnesses that can occur in a young growing dog, thses can be diagnosed with an exam and xrays. If she is limping she should have pain relief - Do not use any human medicines as these may be toxic to her.

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